Atlantic Coast Conference Last season: 16-4, NCAA final Coach: John Desko (16th season, 187-58) Top returning point-getter: Kevin Rice, junior A (23, 32) Other key returnees Dylan Donahue, sophomore A (27, 14) Scott Loy, senior M (20, 4) Derek Maltz, senior A (32, 7) Key newcomers Jordan Evans, freshman M Mike Iacono, junior F/O Randy Staats, junior A/M Outlook: Coincidence or not, the Orange did not sit back after falling to Duke in last year's title game. The team added Staats, who recorded 73 goals and 83 assists last spring at Onondaga Community College, and Iacono, who won 77.8 percent (56-of-72) of his faceoffs. The key may be the maturation of a defense that graduated two starting defensemen and two short-stick defensive midfielders.

Atlantic Coast Conference Last season: 16-4, NCAA final Coach: John Desko (16th season, 187-58) Top returning point-getter: Kevin Rice, junior A (23, 32) Other key returnees Dylan Donahue, sophomore A (27, 14) Scott Loy, senior M (20, 4) Derek Maltz, senior A (32, 7) Key newcomers Jordan Evans, freshman M Mike Iacono, junior F/O Randy Staats, junior A/M Outlook: Coincidence or not, the Orange did not sit back after falling to Duke in last year's title game. The team added Staats, who recorded 73 goals and 83 assists last spring at Onondaga Community College, and Iacono, who won 77.8 percent (56-of-72) of his faceoffs. The key may be the maturation of a defense that graduated two starting defensemen and two short-stick defensive midfielders. (MICHAEL OKONIEWSKI, Baltimore Sun)